the best jazz doesn't come out of one instrument seeking to dominate all the others
the players need to know how and when to pass the spotlight
re: social tops, fun party people who can direct the environment around them are good, but it's easy to get carried away and become domineering, which is not that fun for the other 75%. There's something about passing attention which makes even quiet people flower amusingly :-)
ok but consider a jazz ensemble
the best jazz doesn't come out of one instrument seeking to dominate all the others
the players need to know how and when to pass the spotlight
re: social tops, fun party people who can direct the environment around them are good, but it's easy to get carried away and become domineering, which is not that fun for the other 75%. There's something about passing attention which makes even quiet people flower amusingly :-)
Jim, I seem to have trouble finding the social tops/social bottoms reference!